PLUS (PT)

Dialogue"Filmmaker Dawn Porter"
Marcia Franklin interviews film producer Dawn Porter, whose documentary "Gideon's Army" follows several public defenders in the south as they struggle not only to help their clients, but also to stay afloat financially and emotionally. The two discuss why Porter wanted to make the film, and what she learned about the public defender system 50 years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that all Americans, regardless of their economic status, have a right to an attorney when accused of a crime.G

7:00 pm

Oregon Field Guide"Willapa Bay Restoration, Underwater Camera, Leschi Town, New Sports Photo-Essay"
Scientists use underwater cameras to study juvenile salmon in the Siletz Bay. Leschi Town is a new training ground for Oregon's National Guard.G

7:30 pm

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope"Nicaragua - Culturally Rich and Naturally Beautiful"
Joseph visits Nicaragua and discovers the untouched beauty of the land and a population ready to embrace travelers. In spite of a history of trials and tribulation, today Nicaraguans are a people filled with good cheer and gifted with open hearts. Long overlooked by tourists, the country has preserved what is a treasure chest full of surprising attractions. D

8:00 pm

McClure Center Symposium On Local Government & The Federal Budget
This one-hour highlight program from the symposium held June 21 in Boise considers the effect of federal budget cuts on local governments throughout Idaho with two participating panels. The first panel discusses public lands budget cuts and Idaho governments of Valley and Owyhee counties, the city of Soda Springs and the Kellogg School District. The second panel examines the effects on infrastructure and regulations in Clearwater County, Meridian School District, and the cities of Nampa and Coeur d'Alene.G

9:00 pm

Globe Trekker"Globe Trekker Food Hour: Spice Trails"
Merrilees Parker, Padma Lakshmi, Tyler Florence and Peter Gordon trace how control of the world's spice trails has made great cities and destroyed ancient civilizations. Visits include the Moluccas Islands of Indonesia, home to cloves and nutmeg, and the Indian province of Kerala with its native pepper and cardamom. They check out secrets of Chinese five-spice powder and Middle Eastern harissa.G

10:00 pm

Outdoor Idaho"Horse Packers & Wagon Masters"
Idahoans who bond with horses and mules to follow dusty trails view Idaho's scenery at leisure and share its past. One man sets a distance record for packing with horse and mule as he rides for charity. Teamsters explore part of the Oregon Trail with wagons and mules, and trail riders head into the Selkirk Mountains.G

10:30 pm

Dialogue"Filmmaker Dawn Porter"
Marcia Franklin interviews film producer Dawn Porter, whose documentary "Gideon's Army" follows several public defenders in the south as they struggle not only to help their clients, but also to stay afloat financially and emotionally. The two discuss why Porter wanted to make the film, and what she learned about the public defender system 50 years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that all Americans, regardless of their economic status, have a right to an attorney when accused of a crime.G

11:00 pm

Oregon Field Guide"Willapa Bay Restoration, Underwater Camera, Leschi Town, New Sports Photo-Essay"
Scientists use underwater cameras to study juvenile salmon in the Siletz Bay. Leschi Town is a new training ground for Oregon's National Guard.G

11:30 pm

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope"Nicaragua - Culturally Rich and Naturally Beautiful"
Joseph visits Nicaragua and discovers the untouched beauty of the land and a population ready to embrace travelers. In spite of a history of trials and tribulation, today Nicaraguans are a people filled with good cheer and gifted with open hearts. Long overlooked by tourists, the country has preserved what is a treasure chest full of surprising attractions. D